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How to play Kion's Lament on piano

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Learn Kion's Lament in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb
Kion's Lament sits in Eb major: Eb is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Ab is Ab, C and Eb; Eb is Eb, G and Bb. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
AbIVEbIAbIVEbI
- AbAb · C · Eb
- EbEb · G · Bb
384 songs go round the same chords
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Left hand: Heartbeat octaves
Low, high, low, high: a bouncing heartbeat. Musicians call it rocking octaves (rocking octaves), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Heartbeat octavesRocking octaves · RockLeft handEasy
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Right hand: Clock-tower chimes
A ringing chord, then two notes chiming steadily like a clock tower. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Clock-tower chimesBroken-chord figure · Film scoreRight handMedium
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Both hands at 116 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: Eb – Ab – Eb
The last chords are I – IV – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EbAbEb

What chords are in Kion's Lament?

The loop is Ab – Eb – Ab – Eb (IV – I – IV – I) in Eb major, and the song ends on Eb – Ab – Eb.

What key is Kion's Lament in?

Eb major, at about 116 beats a minute in 4/4.

What does the left hand play in Kion's Lament?

Heartbeat octaves: rocking octaves, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is Kion's Lament easy to play on piano?

It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.

Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.